Airtel Malawi (Zain) APN Settings for Android & iPhone 2023
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Airtel Malawi (formerly Zain) is one of the most popular SIM companies in Malawi. It has almost 4 million subscribers/users in Malawi. In this tutorial, I will provide how to set APN (APN - Access Point Name) /internet/hotspot settings and MMS in Airtel Malawi (Zain) for Android, iPhone, and modem 2023. These settings for Airtel Malawi (Zain) will work for all network types such as 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, and 5G. So you can enjoy high-speed internet using Airtel Malawi (Zain) SIM through this process.
What is APN Settings for Airtel Malawi (Zain)?
APN stands for Access Point Name. To access the internet via Airtel Malawi (Zain) SIM, you must configure APN Settings on your device. It is the name of a gateway between a GSM, GPRS, 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, VoLTE, or 5G mobile network and another computer network.
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Airtel Malawi (Zain) APN Settings for Android
The basic APN settings for Airtel Malawi (Zain) on Android are the same for all devices. You can simply configure APN settings for all android devices (i.e. Samsung, Xiaomi MI, Realme, Nokia, Huawei, Sony, HTC, LG, Vivo, Oppo, One Plus, Google Pixel, etc).
Here we will provide automatic and manual APN configuration for Airtel Malawi (Zain). To set/configure Airtel Malawi (Zain) manual APN -Access Point Name on your android, go to
- Settings
- Mobile Network
- Access Point Name
- Add Access Point
- And follow the next instructions
In the new access point name, fill the blanks according to the following table (APN Fields). Just fill in the bold items only and keep the rest of the fields unchanged.
Name | Airtel-INTERNET |
APN | internet |
Proxy | Not set |
Port | Not set |
Username | Not set |
Passwords | Not set |
Server | Not set |
MMSC | Not set |
MMS proxy | Not set |
MMS port | Not set |
MCC | 470 |
MNC | 02 |
Authentication type | Not set/None |
*APN type | default,supl |
APN protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
APN roaming Protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
APN enable/disable | APN enabled |
Bearer | Unspecified |
MVNO type | None |
MVNO Value | N/A |
Mobile virtual network operator type | None |
Mobile virtual network operator value | Not set |

Airtel Malawi (Zain) MMS Settings for Android
MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service. To receive MMS on your iPhone and iPad, you must set MMS settings on Android. Here we will provide both manual and automatic MMS configurations for Airtel Malawi (Zain).
To set up Airtel Malawi (Zain) MMS on your android, go to
- Settings
- Mobile Network
- Access Point Name
- Add Access Point
- And follow the next instructions
In the new access point name, fill the blanks according to the following table (MMS Fields). Just fill in the bold items only and keep the rest of the fields unchanged.
Name | Airtel-MMS |
APN | mms |
Proxy | Not set |
Port | Not set |
Username | Not set |
Passwords | Not set |
Server | Not set |
MMSC | Not set |
MMS proxy | Not set |
MMS port | Not set |
MCC | 470 |
MNC | 02 |
Authentication type | Not set/None |
APN type | mms |
APN protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
APN roaming Protocol | IPv4/IPv6 |
APN enable/disable | APN enabled |
Bearer | Unspecified |
MVNO type | None |
MVNO Value | N/A |
Mobile virtual network operator type | None |
Mobile virtual network operator value | Not set |
Airtel Malawi (Zain) APN Settings for iPhone and iPad
The basic APN settings for Airtel Malawi (Zain) on iPhone and iPad are the same for all iPhone models. You can simply configure APN settings for all iPhone models (iPhone 4, 5, iPhone 6, 6+, 6S, iPhone 7, 7s, and the iPhone 8, 9, 10, X 11, 12, 13, 14 iPad Mini, Pro) devices.
Airtel Malawi (Zain) High-Speed Internet Setting for all iOS devices (iPhone & iPad) [year]. To set APN in Airtel Malawi (Zain) on iPhone, go to Settings> Cellular> Cellular Data Network> APN. Then fill in the blanks according to the following table.
Cellular Data
APN | internet |
Username | Blank |
Passwords | Blank |
Airtel Malawi (Zain) MMS Settings for iPhone and iPad
To set MMS in Airtel Malawi (Zain) on iPhone, go to Settings> Cellular> Cellular Data Network> APN. Then fill in the blanks according to the following table.
MMS
APN | wap |
Username | Blank |
Passwords | Blank |
MMSC | unchanged |
MMS Proxy | unchanged |
MMS Message Size | unchanged |
MMS UA Prof URL | unchanged |
I hope this article helps you to set APN and MMS configuration in Airtel Malawi (Zain) -Bangladesh SIM. If you still cannot access the internet after successfully configuring Airtel Malawi (Zain) APN on your device, let us know by leaving a comment below.